I am 50 years old and live in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. I have about 60 lbs. to lose and I am determined to do it this time! Stress does awful things to a girl's body and I am going to work hard to get rid of this weight! This has been going on for too long.

I am 50 years old and live in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. I have about 60 lbs. to lose and I am determined to do it this time! Stress does awful things to a girl's body and I am going to work hard to get rid of this weight! This has been going on for too long.

My Goals:
My main goal is to feel good about myself in my own skin and to be able to relax and boost my self-esteem. I have arthritis in both knees and losing the weight would be so helpful in easing the pain. I also want to be healthy and not obsess about food anymore.

My Program:
I read The Spark on my holidays in Cape Hatteras, NC and was impressed. So, I am in stage 1 right now. I have time this summer to get started. I also belong to a women's gym and go at least 4 times a week. I start a boxing boot camp tonight. I love to box! I also have a personal trainer there and she is wonderful.

Personal Information:
I am an elementary school teacher and have been teaching for 23 years. I teach grades 7 and 8. There is a ton of stress and we teachers love to eat anything that we can get our hands on! You should see what disappears out of our staff room in record speed! I live in Pickering, Ontario which is east of Toronto. I love it here. I am married and have one son who is 17 and he is the light of my life.

Other Information:
I would appreciate any support that you would care to give me. I have come at this issue from many different angles for most of my life. I am a Weight Watchers "lifer" and we all know that that program just doesn't work in the long run. Anyway, drop me a note!

Thanks for your kind words Kathy, I too, wish we lived closer. We are really in limbo right now. Steve will be having his biopsy on Tuesday and the meeting with his oncologist the following Monday. We should have a better sense of what is going on then. I needed those boxing gloves! Thank You!